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Old 4th Jan 2006, 17:57
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brucelee
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Re: Westjet: No injuries when 737’s wing hits runway

C150.
95% of the market?? I don't think we've had that for quite some time. You're right though, whatever that number is, we still have the majority of the market. There are very few major airlines in the world that consistently make profits. Growing airlines make profits to a point untill they expand and become a major player, if they get that far. This is not an easy business to make money in. I think most airlines are just happy to be in business these days. Survival does not mean that you have to make profits year after year. In our case, I can think of many reasons why we don't make money. Management and cost structure being two of many others. But do we change our structure and become a low cost carrier? I don't think so. I know you find it hard to believe, but for now the company is doing quite well. We've been around for about 70 years. They must be doing something right.